Water Palooza

Water Palooza

Join us for a day-long education fair hosted at an elementary school the Friday before WEFTEC!

At the event, students travel in small groups to various stations to learn about the local water environment, the value of water, initiatives in their community, and how to save water and protect the environment at home.

This event is one way that the SYPC and WEF members educate the WEFTEC Host Community about the value of water.

Create Your Own Water Palooza

Plan and execute a fun water-related activity, whether for your child's class, an Earth Day festival, a utility open house and more. This collection of simple hands-on activities will help to educate children about water.

Get Involved

WEF’s Students and Young Professionals Committee is always looking for new faces to help with Water Palooza. Volunteering at Water Palooza is a fun and rewarding way to share your passion for the water environment with next generation of water stewards!

Here are a few of the many ways you can help make this event a success:

Day-of Volunteer (helps with setup, logistics and day-of activities)

Water Palooza Committee Member (helps plan and organize the event)

Booth Host (volunteer as an organization to host an activity at the event)

How to Organize Water Paloozas

Impact

Water Palooza has engaged 3,300 elementary and middle school students in activities that promote the value of water since 2013.

2018: St. Mary's Academy, New Orleans, LA

Participation: 200+ students visited 10 different booths

Highlights: Marcia St. Marten, the previous Executive Director of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, spent the day at her Alma Mater with the Kindergarten through 5th-grade students.

2017: Manierre Elementary School, Chicago, IL

Participation: 400 students visited 15 different booths

Highlights: Walter Burnett, Jr., 27th Ward Alderman, discussed the numerous opportunities for careers in the water industry and how vital they are to the city of Chicago. Members of the MWRD Commission were also in attendance along with WEF’s very own Niles the Crocodile.

Highlights: Students learned about jobs in the water sector, dressed up as a water professionals, and had their photo taken at a water careers photo booth.

2013: Haines Elementary School, Chicago, IL

Participation: 700 students interacted with 10 different organizations.

Highlights: The 2nd grade students kicked off an assembly for the 7th and 8th grade students with a song and dance on the water cycle.

Student Activities

Water Palooza brings together water conscious organizations and companies to educate elementary school students about the value of water through hands-on and demonstrative activities. A list of activities represented at past events is shown below:

Demonstration on how water resource recovery facilities work

Interactive water cycle song and dance accompanied by making water cycle bracelets